Kanikula Glacier

Kanikula Glacier
Type Valley glacier
Location Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, U.S.
Coordinates 62°44′39″N 151°01′11″W / 62.74417°N 151.01972°W / 62.74417; -151.01972Coordinates: 62°44′39″N 151°01′11″W / 62.74417°N 151.01972°W / 62.74417; -151.01972
Length 11 miles (18 km)

Kanikula Glacier., also known as Little Tokositna Glacier, is an 11-mile (18 km) long glacier in the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. The glacier originates in a series of glacial amphitheaters in the south side of the range, moving southeast past Mount Goldie and ending before the valley of Tokositna Glacier.[1] Variant forms and spellings of the name include K'enik'ela Li'a, Kahnicula Glacier, Kanicula Glacier and Little Tokasitna Glacier.[2]

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Cited references

  1. ↑ Denali National Park and Preserve (Map). !:225,000. National Geographic Maps. 2007. ISBN 978-1-56695-328-3.
  2. ↑ "Kanikula Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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